Member Since: 1/12/2005
Band Website: youmaydieinthedesert.com
Band Members: Brandon Salter: Bass, Programming
Brian Woods: Guitars, Loops
Michael Clark: Drums, Percussion, Piano
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Influences: Some bands we listen to... Scraps of Tape, Naan, Hologram, Four Tet, Panther Attack, Botch, Jatun, Tristeza, Pinback, Waxwing, Radiohead, Red Sparowes, Refused, Explosions in the Sky, Signal Hill, From Monument to Masses, The Appleseed Cast, 65 days of static, Desert City Soundtrack, Gingerbread Patriots, Sigur Ros, Dillinger Escape Plan, And A Few To Break, Blue Scholars, Common Market, Del, Album Leaf, Owen, Team Sleep, The Mercury Program, The Six Parts Seven, Sunny Day Real Estate, Smokers Die Younger, American Nightmare, Strike Anywhere, Fiest, Owls, Squarepusher, braid, Modest Mouse, Sparklehorse, Pedro the Lion, Minus the Bear, Johnny Cash, March 15th, The Cure, Do Make Say Think, Mogwai, Bright Eyes, Carissa’s Weird, The Clash, Interpol, Mirah, Three Mile Pilot, U2, The Weakerthans, Sharks Keep Moving, Mono, American Football, Systems Officer, Juno, Caspian, Joy Wants Eternity, Deftones, Te’...
Sounds Like: Live Show Reviews..."
"You.May.Die.In.The.Desert finished up the night, celebrating the release of their split record with Virginia band Gifts From Enola. It was a torrent of flying headstocks and authoritative rhythms from the get-go. All three members maintained this frantic energy throughout the set without sacrificing the polished musicianship that defines their aesthetic. They exhibited the stage presence of seasoned professionals, taking advantage of the extra real estate that their smaller lineup permitted. As bassist Brandon Salter dropped to his knees for the last beat of the last song, the curtain fell on an evening of savvy musicianship and diverse approaches to non-vocal rock."
-William Cremin (Performer Magazine)
I haven't seen a local band with more passion and fervor than you displayed on friday...technically you were amazing, and the intricacies of your song structures communicated well some of the more complex emotions I have ever seen expressed by a rock band....It was like touring a museum or something...your music did with sound what classical painters have done with brush, but with an intensely cool post modern flare..."
-James of Heliocentric
"You.May.Die.In.The.Desert impressed the hell out of me too. I think they are a perfect example of how different instrumental rock can sound when you really try to break out of the box. All three of these guys are amazingly good at their instruments and they use those skills to craft Don Caballero-esque songs that sound like you’re hearing them in that transitory state between waking and sleeping. I fully expect these guys to blow up the scene and get the recognition (and record contract) they deserve."
-Brian Connolly (http://iamserio.us)
Record Label: Differential Records, Mylene Sheath, Zankyo (JPN)
Type of Label: None